The Supreme Court will be ruling on the Texas Law that severely restricts a woman's access to safe, legal abortion. Republicans are trying to complete their defunding of Planned Parenthood in Texas. Learn how Planned Parenthood has stood strong despite the attacks and how you can work to ensure access to healthcare and reproductive justice for all Texans.

Amid a presidential election cycle marked by anti-immigrant rhetoric, we take a look at how the national campaigns are affecting state politics in Arizona. A number ... Read More →

Action! Expose Exxon's destruction and deception to its shareholders on May 25th.

Expose Exxon's destruction and deception to its shareholders on May 25th.

The environmental activism organization, 350.org is sponsoring a public demonstration here in Dallas on Wednesday May 25th at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The occasion is the annual Exxon shareholders meeting. Everyone who is concerned about climate change and public fraud is invited to join us.

It has recently come to public attention that Exxon through its own research has known for decades that fossil fuel extraction, refining, and use causes climate change. They hid their knowledge from shareholders, consumers, and government. Federal and state investigations into this situation are underway. The action here in Dallas this month is to draw public attention and shareholder attention to the destruction, deception, and declining stock value caused by this giant, multi-national corporation.

Here is the link to get the details of the event and to sign up to participate

The police department of Dallas, Texas, has published a new online database with information on resistance to force incidents. "The database includes incidents involving Tasers and physical restraint, much broader than the Officer Involved Shooting data the department had posted before." http://is.gd/p7Fda8

-Local elections for some School Boards and City Councils -- See full sample ballot as a pdf http://is.gd/hvTRME (7 AM - 7 PM, local polling places)

-Filling the Gaps with Carol Donovan -- The Dallas County Democratic Party Chair will discuss how we fill the gender gap, and will argue that there are many other such gaps amongst our electorate, and will share her observations on electoral differences based on age, race, gender and other factors. Speaking at the "College of Complexes". $3 and $5 Food or Drink Purchase. (6 PM, Roma's Pizza and Italian Restaurant, 7402 Greenville Ave., Dallas, Texas)

Thursday night outlining the ridiculousness of Mississippi and North Carolina's "potty police" laws. Said Meyers, "a policy hasn't created this much bathroom confusion since hipster bars started using animals as bathroom door signs." http://is.gd/dndGqz

"This is Not a Bathroom Bill, This is a Hate Bill": Rev. William Barber on NC's HB 2 http://is.gd/zt4tq3

The Diabetic Economy

Paul Krugman

LISBON - Things are terrible here in Portugal, but not quite as terrible as they were a couple of years ago. The same thing can be said about the European economy as a whole. That is, I guess, the good news.

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Join Wayne Pacelle, author and CEO of the Humane Society of the U.S., for a discussion and signing of his new book The Humane Economy: How Innovators and Enlightened Consumers are Transforming the Lives of Animals. Pacelle describes a revolution in American business and public policy that is changing forever how we treat animals. He tells the story from the front lines, in a book that speaks to both mind and heart. Hailed as "a critically important book" by Jack Welch and "an essential read" by Jane Goodall.

North Texas Progressive Newsletter ...bringing North Texas news and discussion since 2004

April 25, 2016

Dear nancy,

Good Afternoon!

Really great newsletter this week! Have a hamburger ! Watch tomorrow for our raffle email - you will be amazed at the prizes. I need everyone to help, don't think someone else should make this newsletter happen. We work really hard to inform and report Democratic and progressive events in North Texas every week and never whine for money ! You know you should buy a raffle ticket twice a year just because we never say no and never send you begging emails.

NDTDW will present a panel of experts to discuss the Texas Foster Care System and Child Protective Services at our April 28th meeting. Be sure to plan to come to this timely and important meeting.

Confirmed on our panel:Madeline McClure, LCSW Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TexProtects, The Texas Association for the Protection of Children.After a successful career as a financier on Wall Street, TexProtects founder and Executive Director Madeline McClure turned her problem solving skills to the issue of child abuse and recovery. She earned her Master's Degree in Social Work and practiced six years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, providing therapy to child victims. It became clear to her that healing one child, one neighborhood, one community at a time - while necessary - was an insufficient response in proportion to the child abuse epidemic. Madeline shifted her energies to working on a macro scale for greatest impact, leading others for over 10 years in successful child advocacy. She has a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers College, Rutgers University. Darlene Ewing, Putting children and families first, 35-year family lawyer Darlene Ewing is now a candidate for the 254th Family District Court.

6:45 p.m.Northaven United Methodist Church,11211 Preston Road [west side of Preston, between Forest and Royal Lanes], Dallas

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Sunday, May 1:An Evening with Rabbi Eugene Levy, Author of A Privileged Encounter: My Unique Experience With President Bill Clinton -- Eugene Levy, a cousin of former Dallas Congressman Martin Frost, was a Rabbi in Little Rock from 1987. Copies of A Privileged Encounter will be available for purchase, and Rabbi Levy will sign books after his talk. This event is free, open to the public, and hosted by Congregation Beth El Binah of Dallas. Please RSVP to RSVP AT bethelbinah.org. (7:30 - 9:00 P.M., Northaven United Methodist Church, Room 239, 11211 Preston Road, Dallas 75230) http://is.gd/kA8I4q

On Wednesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has announced that new $20 bills will feature Harriet Tubman on the front, replacing former president and slave owner ... Read More →

Texas Fights To Secede From The United Damn States Of America

As you have heard by now, Texas Republicans want to vote on a resolution at their convention in June that says Texas ought to bygawd secede from the United Damn States of America.

I am here to tell you that the Republican National convention is gonna be hotter than a hoochy-koochy dancer on Saturday night in a Del Rio. You should be able to fry bacon on the heads of three-fourths of the delegates.

My position is that we ought to let them secede ... and move to Utah and start themselves another of those church things. You know, where they intermarry and never get elected President. http://is.gd/2lSk8z

North Dallas Texas Democratic Women -- NDTDW will present a panel of experts to discuss the Texas Foster Care System and Child Protective Services. Confirmed on our panel: Madeline McClure, LCSW Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TexProtects, The Texas Association for the Protection of Children; and Darlene Ewing, 35-year family lawyer and former DCDP County Chair and a candidate for the 254th Family District Court. (6:45 pm, Northaven United Methodist Church, 11211 Preston Rd., Dallas)

How: Bring $15 to pay at the door, or pay ahead online for some of the best Democratic grilled burgers in all of Dallas County! You'll also receive a drink coupon with each ticket you buy. https://form.jotform.com/50837017257961

AND Don't miss the chance to win your very own Donald Trump piñata at this year's Burger Bash!

AND We will be having a Silent Auction of Democratic memorabilia photos etc!

Texas Organizing Project goes to DC on Immigration

Texas families from Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio made the long trek to be in front of the U.S. Supreme Court today when justices heard arguments on Gov. Greg Abbott's lawsuit that is keeping more than 700,000 undocumented Texans from temporary relief of deportation. TOP members joined thousands of immigrant families from across the country to rally in front of the Supreme Court, because it's vital that Texans be there to show the country that Texas families need and deserve relief from deportation, work permits and driver's licenses. Your donations and support made this trip possible, and we remain confident that the Supreme Court will rule in our favor! For more information, contact Constance Luo, (832) 494-8406, cluo@organizetexas.org .

Customer Leaves $1,000 Tip to College-Bound Waitress

** Gun Barrel City SE of Dallas Alesha Palmer says she was so stunned by the gift she began crying in the middle of the restaurant

Back in 2008, one of the ads Hillary Clinton ran during the contest for the Democratic nomination featured an imaginary scene in which the White House phone rings at 3 a.m. with news of a foreign crisis, and asked, "Who do you want answering that phone?" It was a fairly mild jab at Barack Obama's lack of foreign policy experience.

This newsletter is a project of the North Texas Progressive , it grew out of the Dallas Air America group, which was founded in 2004 to promote and support progressive talk radio and independent media in North Texas.

2. Join Us on Tuesday, May 3rd to show your support for Commissioner Daniel's clean air resolution. Dallas County Commissioners Court

Tuesday May 3rd 9 am

411 Elm Street, Downtown Dallas

This is the most effective way to say no to a state government that doesn't believe smog is bad for you. Will you work with us to pass the same resolution in your city and county? Together, we can send a message to Austin and DC officials they can't ignore.

This Map Shows How Much Money School Districts Spend on Each Student

This Map Shows How Much Money School Districts Spend on Each Student

Some school districts spend more per student than others, and that, as you can imagine, directly affects the resources students...

Most of the conversation before Full Frontal premiered was about how exciting it was that we were finally going to have a woman hosting a late-night show. It was a fair thing to focus on, as it was a clearly bullshit situation that needed to be remedied. But lost in this conversation was how exciting it was that the woman hosting the show was going to be Samantha Bee in particular. This focus on her as a woman entering a boys' club over her own specific comedy track record is something Bee herself noted and mocked in the show's first episodehttp://is.gd/Nne572

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